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Linda Rainville
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A pair of Northern Pintail Ducks. Male on the left and female on the right, Tucson, AZ #birds 🪶
The male has a dark brown head with a white stripe down the sides on the back of the head. Chest and belly is white and back and sides are are black and white feathers. The female has a lighter brown head and mottled cream colored to dark brown feathers.
December 9, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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Female American Kestrel. Tucson, AZ #birds 🪶
A small falcon woth brown and off white markings on the wing and body. There are two verical stripes on each side of its face. It is flying off a tree branch.
December 6, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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Western Bluebird. Tucson, AZ #birds🪶
A Bluebird flying off the branch he was perched on. He has blue wings and head with a white eye ring. The breast and upper back are a rusty color.
December 4, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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Red-Tailed Hawk trying to dry it's feathers in the sun. Tucson, AZ #birds 🪶
A very wet Red-Tailed Hawk drying off in the sun. The tail is spread out and the wings are held a bit open. Its body feathers are are sticking out all over the place.
December 4, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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Yellow-Rumped Warbler. Tucson, AZ #birds🪶
This bird is a small bird with dark wings and head. It has a black and white streaked body with a spot of yellow on its head throat and between the breast and upper wing. With the wings spread there is also a patch of yellow on the rump which is not showing in this pic,
December 3, 2024 at 12:48 AM
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This is a male Vermilion Flycatcher. We live in the desert and the birds think it's cold in the mornings. Tucson, AZ #birds 🪶
This Vermilion Flycatcher is a small bright red bird with a bandit mask and black wings and back. It is all fluffed up as the mornings are cool here in the desert.
December 1, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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Cedar Waxwing. Tucson, AZ #Birds 🪶
The Cedar Waxwing has a bandit with a brown head and upper chest a yellow belly and white under tail. It's wings are tones of brown and gray and on this one are tipped in red. The tail is tipped in yellow. Beautiful bird.
November 26, 2024 at 10:56 PM
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Female Phainopepla. Tucson, AZ #birds 🪶
This female Phainopepla is a medium gray color with darker wings with white wing bars. I took the picture from behind to show the bars better. The bird is looking back over it's shoulder.
November 26, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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This little Bluebird of happiness is giving off angry bird vibes. He is possible angry from the cold as it was only about 40 degrees on this morning. Male Western Bluebird. Tucson, AZ #birds 🪶
This bird has a blue head and wings. The upper back and chest are a rusty color and the belly is gray. He is all puffed up and has an angry look on his face. Possibly he is cold. Definitely not the Bluebird of happiness.
November 24, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Cedar Waxwing in Tucson, AZ #birds 🪶
This Cedar Waxwing is a bird with a brown head and upper body. Yellow belly and grayish wings. It also has a bandit mask and this one has yellow wax on it's tail feather tips.
November 19, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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Male Broad-Billed Hummingbird. Amado, AZ
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This Hummingbird has a beautiful orange beak with black on the tip. It has an blue with turquoise head and varying green colors on the body and under wing. It is feeding off an orange Desert Honeysuckle.
November 18, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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Female Kingfisher. Tucson, AZ
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Female Kingfisher perched on a powerline over the pond she fishes in. Tucson, AZ
November 17, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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Female American Kestrel. Tucson, AZ
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November 16, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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Great Horned Owl. Tucson, AZ
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November 16, 2024 at 12:38 AM